Canada Petroleum Resources Act

Marginal note:Notice — subsection 101(10)

• 101.1 (1) If the National Energy Board intends to disclose any information or documentation under subsection 101(10), the Board shall make every reasonable effort to give the person who provided it written notice of the Board’s intention to disclose it.

• Marginal note:Waiver of notice

  (2) Any person to whom a notice is required to be given under subsection (1) may waive the requirement, and if they have consented to the disclosure they are deemed to have waived the requirement.

• Marginal note:Contents of notice

  (3) A notice given under subsection (1) shall include

  • (a) a statement that the National Energy Board intends to disclose information or documentation under subsection 101(10);

  • (b) a description of the information or documentation that was provided by the person to whom the notice is given; and

  • (c) a statement that the person may, within 20 days after the day on which the notice is given, make written representations to the Board as to why the information or documentation, or a portion of it, should not be disclosed.

• Marginal note:Representations

  (4) If a notice is given to a person under subsection (1), the National Energy Board shall

  • (a) give the person the opportunity to make, within 20 days after the day on which the notice is given, written representations to the Board as to why the information or documentation, or a portion of it, should not be disclosed; and

  • (b) after the person has had the opportunity to make representations, but no later than 30 days after the day on which the notice is given, make a decision as to whether or not to disclose the information or documentation and give written notice of the decision to the person.

• Marginal note:Contents of notice of decision to disclose

  (5) A notice given under paragraph (4)(b) of a decision to disclose information or documentation shall include

  • (a) a statement that the person to whom the notice is given may request a review of the decision under subsection (7) within 20 days after the notice is given; and

  • (b) a statement that if no review is requested under subsection (7) within 20 days after the notice is given, the National Energy Board shall disclose the information or documentation.

• Marginal note:Disclosure of information or documentation

  (6) If, under paragraph (4)(b), the National Energy Board decides to disclose the information or documentation, the Board shall disclose it on the expiry of 20 days after a notice is given under that paragraph, unless a review of the decision is requested under subsection (7).

• Marginal note:Review

  (7) Any person to whom the National Energy Board is required under paragraph (4)(b) to give a notice of a decision to disclose information or documentation may, within 20 days after day on which the notice is given, apply to the Federal Court for a review of the decision.

• Marginal note:Hearing in summary way

  (8) An application made in accordance with subsection (7) shall be heard and determined in a summary way in accordance with any special rules made in respect of such applications under section 46 of the Federal Courts Act.

• Marginal note:Court to take precautions against disclosing

  (9) In any proceedings before the Federal Court arising from an application made in accordance with subsection (7), the Court shall take every reasonable precaution, including, when appropriate, conducting hearings in camera, to avoid the disclosure by the Court or any person of any information or documentation that, under this Act, is privileged or is not to be disclosed.